Box-labeling machine.



M. J. MILMOE.

B0X LABBLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10, 1912. 1,691,688, Patented Mar. 31, 1914,

M. J. MILMOE.

BOX LABELING MACHINE.

APrLIoATIoN FILED AUG. 1o, 1912.

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Box LABBLING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 10, 1912. L09 1,688, Patented Mar. 31, 1914.

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BOX LABELING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 1o, 1912.

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UNITED STATES .PATENT OFFICE.

MICHAEL J'. MILMOE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TO W. C. RI'ICHIE &COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATION OF ILLINOIS.

BOX-LABELING MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 31, 1914..

Application filed August 10. 1912. Serial No. 714,829.

To all 'who/n. t may conce-m Be it known that I, MICHAEL J. M iLMoE, acitizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county ofCool? and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Box-LabelingMachines, of which the following is ayspecification.

My invention pertains to the art of applying covering paper or othersheet fabric to containers adapted for the storing and vending ofmerchantable commodities, and more particularly the invention relates tothe application of paper labels to paste board boxes, such as cigaretteboxes, wherein the label surrounds three sidesv of the box and forms atone corner a hinged connection between the box body and cover.

rlhe object of the invention is the provision of improved means forautomatically assembling the boxes and labels in proper relation andafiixiug the label to the box 1n a most expeditious. neat and securemanner.

The invention, for the purpose of athorough and complete understandingof the same. will be now described in detail 1n .conneetion with theaccompanying drawings illustratin a preferred practical embodiment of tic same. n

in the drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine; Fig. 2 is atop plan view; Fig. 3 is a rear end elevation; Fig. 4 is a verticalsection on the line 4-4 of Fig Fig. is a similar section on the line 55of Fig. 2; Fig. 5a is an enlarged detail of the glue feed; Fig. 6 is avertical section on the line 6-6 of Fig, 2; Fig. 7 is a detail of one ofthe operating cams and connections; Fig. S is a horizontal sectlon onthe line 8-8 of Fig. 1; Fig. 9 is a vertical section on the line 9-9 ofFig. 1; F ig. 10 is asimilar section on the line 10-10 of Fig. 9; Fig.11 is a similar section on the line 11-11 of Fig. 2; Fig. 12 is asimilar section on the line 12-12 of Fig. 2; Fig` 13 is a detail view ofthe box feeding mechanism; Fig. 14 is a detail view of the box-dischargeoperating mechanism with adjacent parts removed; Figs. 15, 16 and 17 aredetail vertical sections through `tlie paste applying, label aiiiXingand smoothing devices by which the label is applied to the edge andbottom of the box, and Fig. 18 is a schematic plan view showing thecourse of the. boxes through the machine.

chine and indicating the several operations composed of standards 21, 21and a table portion 22 upon which is su ported the operating and drivingmechanism of the ma- The main shaft 23 is journaled transversely of themachine in the cross bars 24,24, this shaft -being driven by the pulley25 fromany suitable source of power, the shaft being thrown into and outof gear with said pulley by means of the clutch mechanism illustratedgenerally at 26 and operated by means of the lever 27 through theintermediary of the rock'shaft 28 and linlr 29.

Upon the main shaft 23 are fixed a series of cams 30, 31, 32 and 33, theparticular function of which will be hereafter set forth. This shaft hasalso keyed thereon a bevellgear 34 in mesh with a similar gear 35 fixedupon a counter shaft 36 journaled at one end in one of the cross bars 37and at the other end in a bracket 38 carried by the other cross bar 37.y Mounted upon the shaft 36 are cams 39, 40 and 41. This shaft carriesalso a toothed pinion 42 in mesh with a similar pinion 43 fixed upon asecond counter shaft 44 for the driving. of the latter shaft. in itsbearings in the cross bars 37, 37.

and 46,

Referring particularly to Figs. 1, 5 and 13, it will be seen that at oneend of the machine is arranged at an inclination of substantially 45degrees a chute 47 within which the boxes 48 are placed with their lidsin position but unsecured. these boxes being fed by gravity to thebottom of said chute into alinement ivith the arcuate passageway 49formed between the spaced curved guides 5() and 51. At this point theboxes'are engaged and carried forward into said pas sage one at a timeintermittently by means of a feed shoe 52 upon the end of an arm 53 of acam lever fulcrumed upon the rod 54 The counter shafts 36 and 44 like.-wise respectively carry drive sprockets 45 arm 56 of said lever engagesby means of a .stud 57 within the cam groove 58 of the cam 30. At eachrevolution of the cam 30 the arm 53 with its shoe 52 is actuated betweenthe positions indicated in full and dotted lines in Fig. 13 whereby thelowermost box sin the chute 47 is moved forward a distance correspondingsubstantially to the width of said box where it is frictionally heldbeneath a leaf spring 59, and as the shoe recedes to the position shownin dotted lines the next and is driven by sprockets 62, 63 (see Figs.

4 and 5), the former sprocket 62 being carried by the short shaft 64while the latter sprocket 63 is mounted upon the shaft 65 upon theopppsite end of which is keyed another sprocket 66 which drives theshaft 65, being itself driven by sprocket chain 67 from the drivesprocket 46 on the counter shaft 44. The motion of the carrier chain 60is a continuous one and the hooks 61 are so spaced that the boxes 48 areintermittently fed through the passage 49 to a position above said chainin advance of one of the hooks and by these hooks the boxes are carriedforward, as shown in Fig. 5, in spaced relation to each other beneaththe ductor roll 68 assembled in operative'relation to a glue pot 69, thefeed of the glue to the roll being regulated by means of an adjustmentscrew 70 by which the glue ves-` sel is approached more or less closelyto t-he said roll 68.

The ductor roll is provided' at one end with a bearing recess'in whichengages the end of a spindle 71 provided with a handle 72 and inwardlypressed by a spring 73, while the other end of the ductor roll axle isprovided with a clutch pin coupling engaged by similar clutch pins 74carried by the end of a stub shaft 75 which carries a sprocket 76 drivenby means of a sprocket chain 77 from the guide sprocket 45 previouslyreferred to as carried by the counter shaft 36. In this way the ductorroll is continuously driven and the lower face thereof is caused toapply glue to the tops of boxes 48 as they are carried beneath saidductor roll by the hooks 61 of the chain 60.

Mounted above the table 22 upon a bracket 78 is a label magazine 79comprising generally a fixed end wall 80, a fixed side wall 81, a xedpartial side wall 82 andan adjustable end wall 83 and side wall 84, theside wall 84 being pivotally mounted at 85 and yieldingly pressedagainst the superimposed labels 86 within the magazine. Upon the ixedside wall 81 of the magazine are arranged resilient bearing strips 87against which the edges of the labels bear. Within the standards 88, 88having horizontal arms 89, 89 is guided a rod 90 which carries at itslower end a follower plate comprising `stepped portions 91, 92, whichstepped portion 92 bears upon the stack of labels 86. Below the labelsare marginally supported by lips 93, 94 and stud 95. 1

The magazine 79 is disposed above and in the vertical plane of the pathof the carrier chain 60, and between the open bottom of the magazine andsaid chain are mounted a pair of spring' dogs, the one 96 being pivotedat 97-to a bracket 98 and depending therefrom. The dog 96 has a cam face99 merging in an upwardly facing shoulder 100. Thisdog is yieldinglypressed forward by a spring 101 mounted about the link pin 102 pivotedto the dog at 103 and guided Within an opening 104 the limit of itsforward movement bein controlled by lock nuts 105. Opposed to the dog 96is another dog 106 having a lower cam face 107 and an upwardly facingshoulder 108, the dog being pivoted at 109 and yieldingly supported inyposition by the spring 110 mounted upon the link pin 111 and having itsforward movement limited by the lock nuts 112. While the cam faces ofthetwo dogs are opposed one to the other the shoulders 100 and 108 are notin the same horizontal plane but the shoulder 100 occupies a positionslightly above the shoulder 108 for a purpose to be hereafter explained.

Within the cam groove of the cam 32 travels a stud 113 carried by thearm 114 upon the upper extension 115 of which is mounted a crossV head116 and from this cross head, offset laterally with reference to the arm114 and extension 115 arise four vertical standards 117, two oneach sideof the carrier chain 60 and between the opposed faces of the dogs 96 and106 and in line with the open bottom of the magazine.

Thev vertical reciprocation of the cross head and standards by means ofthe cam 32 is so timed that at the instant one ofthe boxes 48 is broughtby the chain 60 to a position inthe path of said standard, it is liftedfree from the hooks 61 upon the ends of the 'four standards 117 andcarried upwardly between the two dogs, which are pressed to one side,until the opposite margins of its upper face contact with the presserfeet 118, 119 of the two presser rods 120 and 121V guided upon oppositesides of the magazine in bearings 122 and yieldingly pressed downward bymeans of the coil springs A123 and 124. While the box is held firmlybetween the presser feet 118 and 119 above and the standards 117 below,it continues to travel 'upwardly against the tension vof the springs123, 124 until the adhesive upper face of the box contacts `with one endof the lowermost label 86 which latter is caused to adhere to the boxand as .thel movement is reversed and the box descends under the springpressure of the Apresser feet 118, and 119 and following the standards117 the lowermost label leaves the magazine and follows the box with itsfree end extending outwardly therefrom as shown most clearly in Figs. 5and 9, the former ligure showing the box in its upper- Lmost positionand the latter ligure showing 1g the same after its downward movement isstopped by contact with the shoulders 100 and 108 of the dogs 96 and106.

The groove of the cam 31 is engaged by a stud 125 upon the arm 126 of acam lever fulcrumed at 127 upon the rod 54, the other arm 128 of thelever having pivoted upon its upper end at 129 a hand 130. A spring 131secured at 132 to the arm and at 133 to the hand, permits of yieldingpivotal movement of the hand upon the arm which movement is limited by apin 134 working in a slot 135. The hand 130 has upon its extremity twooffset portions which may be termed respectively a thumb 136 and alinger 137. The shape of the groove in the cam 31 is such and theoperation is so timed as to cause the hand 130 to be reciprocatedhorizontally at the precise moment that the box 48 with its aiixed labelreaches the position shown in Fig. 9, as previously referred to.

The construction and the operation of the mechanism just described isshown most clearly in Fig. 10, the hand moving from the position shownin full lines to that shown in dotted lines in said figure, and pushingthe box with its label along a track, the two rails 138, 139 of whichform a substantial continuation of the shoulders 100 and 108, that railon the side opposite the over-hanging label being at a greater elevationso as to carry the box in a tilted position as indicated in Fig. 9 withthe label extending horizontally and supported by a guide 140.

In its passage from beneath the magazine and while in its tiltedposition the box passes beneath a pair of pressure rolls 141, 142 whichrolls are preferably made of sponge rubber and journaled in a weightedframe 143 pivoted at 144 in order to be swung upwardly into aninoperative position to afford access to the parts thereunder. Thefunction of these rolls is to smooth the label upon the top of the boxto prevent any .air bubbles thereunder and to causethe same to adherefirmly. At this'point valso the o verhanging end of the label 86 iscaused to pass over a ductor roll 145 adjustably positioned withintheglue pot 14.6

by mea-ns of the adjusting screw 147, the glue pot being removably heldin position by the engagement in its perforated lug 148 of the conicalend of a screw spindle 149 having a hand wheel 150. Stripper blades 151prevent the label, as it is applied to the surface of the ductor rollbeneath a pressure plate 152 controlled by a set screw 153, fromadhering to said roll and traveling around the same. As the overhangingportion of the label, when passing over the duct-,or roll. occupies aposition at an angle to the upper face of the box, the glue is readilyapplied to said label close up to the corner of the box and it is forthis reason primarily that the box is carried in a tilted position atthis point.4 The ductor roll 145 is journaled at one end in the sideofthe glue pot and at the other end has a clutch pin connection 154 withthe shaft 155 which carries a sprocket 156 driven by the chain 30 157from the drive sprocket 158 on the main shaft. 23 which chain 157 isacted upon by idlers 159, 160, and 161, the chain also passing about asprocket 162 the function of which will be hereafter disclosed. 35

As the box with the label affixed to its top at one end and with theover-hanging portion supplied with adhesive passes from the positionshown in Figs. 2, 4 and 15 to the position shown in the bottom portionot' Fig. 16, the overhanffing label is supported by a knife-edge guide163 and the box assumes a horizontal position as shown in said figure.The boxes are transported along the guides 138 and 139, after leavingthe magazine under the iniiuencc of the hand 130, by means of a carrierchain 164 provided with hooks 165 and otherwise practically identicalwith the carrier chain 160.

This chain passes over the sprocket 166 mounted upon the stub shaft 167and over the sprocket 168 mounted upon the shaft 1 6?) which lattershaft is driven continuously by means of the sprocket 162 and the chain157 previously described. A groove 1 7() ot the cani 40 is engaged by astud 171 carried by the cam rod 172 the lower hiturcated rnd of which isguided upon the counter shaft :t6 and the upper end within a socket 173whereby the cam rod 172 with its cross head 174 and the upwardlyextending standards 175 are verticall reciprocated in a planetransversely of tie 'path of the chain 164, being guided withinapertures 176', 176 of thix table 22. Upon the top of the table on thatside of the chain 164 opposite the knife-edge guide 163 is fixed abracket 177 which is spaced from the guide 163 a distance correspondingto the width of the box 48 and extends to a greater height than' thesaid guide. Upon the opposite side of the chain from the bracket 177 andabove the guide 163 is disposed a block 178, the inner face 179 of whichis opposed to the inner face of thc bracket 177 and at a. distancetherefrom corresponding to the width of the box. A brush 180 is let intothe inner face ot' the block 178.

The vertical reciprocation of the cross head 174 and the standards 175is so timed 180 that when a box is brought by the chain 164 to aposition in line with the standards 175 the latter engage beneath thebox and lift the same through the passageway formed between the bracket177 and the brush 180 causing tln` overhanging portion of the label 86to be bent downwardly across the edge of the box and pressed intointimate Contact with the same by the brush 180 as shown in Fig. 11.Thereupon the cross head 174 and standards 17 5 descend to the positionshown in Fig. 12 ready to receive the next box.

The cam 39 engages by its groove 181 the lstud 1182 carried byone arm183 of a .cam

lever fulcrumed upon the shaft 44, the other arm .184 of the levercarrying on its upper end a hand 185 extending horizontally therefromand movable with said lever transversely of the space between thebracket 177 and the block178 and immediately above the upper surface ofsaid block. The operation of the cam is so timed that the hand 185 movesfrom position shown in Fig. 11 to that shown in Fig. 12 just as thestandards 175 reach the upper limit of their travel and at which instantthe bottom of the box 48 occupies a position, as shown in Fig. 11,coincident with the upper face. of the block 178. The movement of the'hand 185 serves to push the box od the upper ends of the standards 175into the confined horizontal space 186 between the upper face of theblock 178 and the lower vface of the overlyingblock 187. By thisoperation that portion of the label whichl extends below the 'edge ofthc box is bent horizontally bene:

the box by the upper corner of the block 178 so that it covers thebottom of the box. As the boxes are progressively pushed through thespace 186 the label is pressed upon the upper face of the box by thebrush '188 carried by the block 187 and is pressed upon the bottom ofthe box by the brush 189 which is mounten within the upper face of theblOCk 178.

'In order to facilitate the cleaning and in spection of the machine theblock 187 is pivotally mounted at 190 so' that it can be swung upwardlyout of the way while the block 178 is removably secured to the bracket191 by means of a screw 192.

The groove of the cam 33 is engaged by a stud 193 of the cam rod 194,the lower bifurvated end of which is guided upon the two .sides of theshaft 23, the upper end ofthe cam rod 194 being pivoted at 195 to an arm196 of a rock shaft 197 and upon the opposite end of the shaft 19'( issecured a wiper arm 198.A The mounting of the rock shaft 197 is suchthat the arm 198 movesI in a vertical plane which coincideswith the axisof 'ihehorizontal discharge trough 199 at the end of and immediatelybelow the terminus of the passage 186, one wall 191a of the chute beingan extension of the bracket 191.

As each box is pushed from the passage v186 it is frictionally supportedbetween the edge of the bracket 191 and a leaf spring 200 and while heldin this position is caught by the wiper arm 198 and swung from ahorizontal to a vertical position at the entrance to the discharge chute199 with its bottom bearing against the top of the preceding box andwith its edge which is covered by the label bearing outwardly against aplate 201 resiliently mounted by means of springs 202, 202 on the screws203, 203. As each successive box emerges from the passage 186 and isdeposited by the wiper arm 198 in the chute 199 it serves to move thepreceding boxes progressively onward through said chute with the labelbearing edge in contact with the bristles of a brush 204, which ismounted at the side of the chute as shown in Fig. 2, whereby the labelis pressed into intimate contact with the edge of the box.

The cam 41 is engaged by the stud 205 of acam arm 206 fixed upon a rockshaft 207 journaled at 208 and upon the end of the rock shaft 207 isadjustably mounted by means of set screws 209 a frame 210 bearing aplate 211 having a face 212 of sponge rubber arranged substantially inthe plane of the bristles of the brush 204. The

conformation of the 'cam,41 is such as to impart to the shaft 207 anirregular rocking mot-ion and to the rubber plate 212 a vibratorymovement by which the labels covering the edges of the box are furtherintimatelypressed thereon by a patting action simulating that of thehuman hand.

After passing the rubber plate 212 the boxes are discharged from vthemachine with their labels completely and securely affixed.

In order that the application of the glue to the top of the' box shallbe confined to the central area leaving a narrow margin free therefrom,I limit the feed of the. glue to a portion only of the 'periphery of theroll 68 and provide for the accurate regulation of the feed as follows:As will be seen from. Figs'. 5 and 5a the glue pot 69 to the roll 68 asto permit a certain amount of glue to be carried from the pot4 on theroll and transferred to the box. This condition applies during therotation of the 'roll through an arc corresponding in width p to thearea to be coated, and thereupon the iis.

cam 217 contacts with the plate 218 and lifts the extension 69a to anextent determined by the set screw 219, bringing the V lip 69b of thepot closely into contact with the roll so as to prevent any glue leavingthe pot on the roll during the engagement of the cam with the plate,which corresponds with the interval between the successive boxes passingbeneath the glue roll.

While I have described with a considerable degree of particularity onepractical embodiment of the invention as adapted to the aihxing of paperlabelsn to the two sides and one edge of cigarette boxes, it is to beunderstood that the invention is not restricted to the particularembodiment and the constructional details thus illustrated -anddescribed by way of example.

Obviously the invention is adapted to the applying of labels to objectsother than boxes, and the interrelation and conformation of the workingparts are subject tomodification within wide ranges to meet therequirements of di'erent kinds of service without departure from theinvention or sacrificing its material advantages. It will also beunderstood that the terms glue, paste and adhesive are usedinterchangeabl in the specification and claims and not in a generic andspecific sense, as the mechanism disclosed is equally well suited to theapplication of labels to boxes whatever the adhesive medium employed.Likewise terms of direction as used in defining the location of partsand direction of movement such as upwardly, below, forwardly, etc., arenot to be taken in an unnecessarily limiting sense but as referring tothe particular embodiment of theinvention illustrated.

1. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label magazine, abox-carrier traveling adjacent said magazine, means to apply adhesive tothe box, and means to move the box from the carrier and against one ofthe labels in the magazine, substantially as de- 2. In a labelingmachine, the combination of a label magazine having an open bottom,

a box-carrier `traveling beneath said magazine, means to apply adhesiveto the box, and means to elevate the box from the carrier to bring thecoated side thereof against one of the .labels in the magazine,substantially as described.

.while on said carrier, and means to move the box from said carrier andpress it against one of the labels in the magazine, substantially asdescribed.

4. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label magazine, a pasteroller, a box` carrier traveling adjacent the magazine and paste rollerto bring the box in contact with the paste roller and means to removethe box from the carrier into contact with one of the labels in themagazine, substantially as described.

5. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label magazine openbelow, a paste from said carrier and press it against one of the labelsin the magazine,.a second carrier, l

and means to `smooth the label upon the box after leaving the magazine,substantially as described.

7. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label magazine having anopen bttom, a box-carrier traveling beneath said magazine, means t-oapply adhesive to the box while on said carrier, means to move the boxfrom said carrier and press it 'against one of the labels in themagazine, a second carrier, means to move the box and aiiixed label onto the second carrier, and yieldin i means to smooth the label upon thebox ater leaving the magazine and while being transported to the secondcarrier, substantially as described.

8. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label magazine having anopen bottom, a boxcarrier traveling beneath said magazine, means toapply adhesive to the box while on said carrier, means to move the boxfrom said carrier and press it against one of the labels in themagazine, a smoothing roller, a second carrier arranged to receive thebox and aiiixed label from the magazine and to carry the same beneaththe smoothing roller whereby to press the label upon the as described.

10. In a labeling machine, the combina'` tion of a label magazine havingan open bottom, a paste roller, a box-Carrier travelin successivelybeneath the paste roller an magazine whereby to coat the box withadhesive and then position the same beneath the label magazine, means tolift the box from the carrier and press it against one of the labels inthe magazine, a 'sponge rubber gravity roller, and a second carrierarranged to transport the box and aixed label from the magazine beneaththe gravity roller whereby to press the label firmly upon the box,substantiall as described.

1I. In a labe ing machine, the combination of a label magazineabox-carrier traveling adjacent said magazine, means to apply adhesive tothe box, means to move the box laterally and press it against one end ofv one of the labels in the magazine, a second etv een

carrier, yielding means to smooth the aiiixed end of the label upon'thebox, means to apply adhesive to the free portion of the label, and meansto fold the coated free portion of the label over another side of thebox, substantially as described.

12. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label magazine, abox-carrier traveling adjacent said magazine, means to apply adhesive tothe box, means to move the box laterally and press it against one end ofone of the labels 1n the magazine, a second carrier, means to applyadhesiveto the free portion of the label, means to fold the coated freeportion of the label over the edge of the box and over the other side ofthe box, and means bearing against the edge and sides of the box tosmooth the label thereon, substantially as described.

13. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label magazine, abox-carrier traveling adjacent said magazine, means to ap` ly adhesiveto the box, means to move the box laterally and press it against one endof one of the labels in the magazine, a yielding smoothing roller, asecond paste roller, a second carrier arranged to transport the box andlabel from the magazine to bring the box and aiixed portion .of thelabel beneath the smoothing roller and the free portion of the label incontact with the second paste roller, means to fold the coated labelover another side of the box, and means lto smooth the label upon saidother side of the box, substantially as described.

14. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label magazine having anopen bottom, a paste roller, a box-carrier traveling beneath the pasteroller and magazine whereby to coat the box with adhesive and positionthe same beneath the magazine, means to move -the box laterally fromsaid carrier and press it against one end of one of the labels in themagazine, a second carrier,lyielding means lto smooth the ailixed end ofthe label upon the box,'-means.to apply adhesive to. the free portion ofthe label,

and 'means to fold thecoate'd free portion of the label over anotherside of the box, substantially as described.

15. In a labeling machine, the ,combination of a label magazine havingan open bottom, a paste roller, a box-earrier'traveling beneath thepaste. roller and magazine whereby to coat the box with adhesive and.position the saine beneath the magazine, means to move the boxlaterally from said carrier and press it against one end of one of thelabels in the magazine, a second carrier, means to -apply` adhesive tothe free portion of the label, means to foldthe coated free portion ofthe label over the edge of the box and over the other side, of the box,and means bearing against the edge and sides of the box to smooth thelabel thereon, substantially as described.

16. In alabeling machine, the combination of a label magazine having anopen bottom, a paste roller,- a box-carrier traveling beneath the pasteroller and magazine whereby to coat the box with adhesive and positionthe same beneath the magazine, means to move' the box laterally fromsaid carrier and press itagainst one end of one of the labels in themagazine, a yielding smoothing roller, a second paste roller, a secondcarrier arranged to transport the box and label from the magazine tobring the box and aiiixed portion of the label beneath the smoothingroller and the free portion of the label in contact with the secondpaste roller, means to fold the coated label over.

another side of the box, and means to smooth the label upon said otherside of the box, substantially as described.

17. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label magazine having anopen bottom, a paste roller, a box-carrier comprising a chain providedat intervals with box engaging hooks and traveling beneath ,the pasteroller and magazine, mea-ns to feed boxes to said carrier, means todrive said chain whereby the boxes are brought into Contact with thepaste roller and into a position beneath the open box of the magazine,an elevating device to lift the box from the carrier to bring its coatedside in Contact with one of the labels in the magazine, and means toremove the box and label from the elevating device substantially asdescribed.

18. In a labe ing machine, the combinat-ion of a label magazine havingan open bot-- tom, a paste roller, a box-carrier comprising a chainprovided at intervals with box engagin hooks and traveling beneath thepaste ro ler and magazine7 means to feed boxes to said carrier, means`to drive said chain whereby the boxes are brought into contact with thepaste roller and chain to a position beneath the open box of themagazine, an elevating device to lift the box ,from the carrier to bringits coated side in ioo zine, means to feed Contact with one of thelabels in the magazine, means to remove the box and label from theelevating device, a smoothing roller, a second box carrier comprising achainand box engaging hooks arranged to receive the box from theelevating device and to carry the same beneath the smoothing roller,substantially as described.

19. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label magazine having anopen bottom, a paste roller, a box-tairrier' comprising a chain providedwith box engaging hooks traveling beneath the paste roller and magazine,means to feed boxes to. said carrier, means to drive the carrier wherebyto bring the box successively in Contact with the paste roller and to aposition beneath the open bottom of the magazine, an elevating devicearranged to lift the box from the carrier and press the same against oneend of one of the labels in the magazine, a sec-4 ond paste troller, asecond carrier provided with box engaging hooks and traveling adjacentthe second paste roller, means to remove the box and label from themagazine on to the second carrier, means to drive the second carrier tobring the free portion of the label into contact with the second pasteroller, means to fold the coa-ted free portion of the label over anotherside of the box, and means bearing upon the aiiixed label to smooth thesame, substantially as described.

20. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label magazine havinganopen bottom, a paste roller, a box-carrier comprising a chain providedwith box engaging hooks traveling beneath the gste roller and maga-- xesto said carrier, means to drive the carrier whereby to bring the boxsuccessively in contact with the paste rolle-r and to a position beneaththe open bottom of the magazine, an elevating device arranged to liftthe box from the carrier and press the same against one end of one ofthe labels in the magazine, a soft rubber pressure roller, a secondpaste roller arranged along side the pressure roller, a

second carrier comprising a chain provided with box engaging hookstraveling beneath the pressure roller at the side of the second pasteroller, means to remove the box with its label' from the elevatingdevice on to the second carrier, means to drive the second carrierv tobring the box under the pressure roller and the free portion of thelabel into contactwith the seoond paste roller, means to fold the coatedfree portion of the label over the edge and the other side of the box,and means bearing against the aiixed label to smooth the same,'substantially as described.

21. In a labeling machine,.the combination of a label magazine having anopen bottom, a paste roller, a box-carrier comprising a chain providedwit-h box engagin hooks traveling beneath the paste roller and magazine,means to feed` boxes to said carrier, means to drive the carrier wherebyto bring the box successively in contact with the paste roller and to aposition beneath the open bottom of t-he magazine, an elevatf ing devicearranged to lift the box from the carrier and press the same against oneend of one of the labels in the magazine, a soft rubber pressure roller`a second paste roller arranged along side the pressure roller, a secondcarrier com rising a chain provided with box engaging looks travelingbeneath the pressure roller at the side of the second paste roller,means to remove the box with its label from the elevating device on tothe second carrier, means to drive the second carrier to bringthe boxunder the "pressure roller and the free portion of the label intocontact with the second paste roller, a. frame work providing a passagetherethrough, means to move tie box and label across the lip of saidframe into the open mouth of the passage whereby to fold vthe freeportion of the label over the edge and the other side of the box, andmeans to push the box throu h said passage in contact with the wallsglereof to press the label into intimate contact with the box,substantially as described.

22. In alabeling machine, the combina--4 tion of a label magazine havingan open bottom, a paste roller, a box-carrier .comprising a chain)rovided with box engaging hooks traveling neath the paste roller andmagazine, means to feed boxes to said carrier, means to drive thecarrier whereby to bring the box successively in contact with the pasteroller and to a rposition beneath the open bottom of the magazine, anelevating device arranged to lift the box from the carrier and 'pressthe same against one end'of one of the labels in the magazine, a softrubber pressure roller, a second paste roller arranged along side thepressure roller, a second carrier comprising a. chain provided with boxengaging hooks traveling beneath the pressure roller at the side of thesecond paste roller, means to remove the box with its label from theelevating device on to the second carrier, means to drive the secondcarrier tobring the box under the pressure roller and the free portionof the label into Contact with the second paste roller, u frame workproviding a passage therethrough, means to move the box and label acrossthe lip of said frame into the open mouth of the passa-ge whereby tofold the freeV portion of the label over the edge and the other side ofthe box, means to push the box through said passage in contact with theWalls thereof to press the label into intimate contact with the box, adischarge chute 4arranged at the outlet from the passage,

means to removethe boxes4 from the outlet of the passage into Ithedischarge chute and to move the same progressively through said chute incontact one with another, and yield ing means bearing`upon1the'edgesof'the boxes to press the labels into intimate'contact with the boxedges,substantially as described. f

23.In a labeling machine, the combina-` tion of -a label maga-zine`having an open bottom, a paste roller, a box-carrier com- "rising achain provided Withbox engaging ooks traveling .beneath thepaste rollerand magazine, means to feed boxes to said carrier, means to drive thecarrier whereby to bring the box successively in contact with the pasteroller and to a position beneath the open bot-tom of themagazine, anelevating device arranged to lift the box from the carrier and press thesame against one end of one of the labels in the magazine, a soft rubberpressure roller, a secondpaste roller arranged along side the pressureroller, a second carrier comprising a chain provided with box engaginghooks travelin beneath t-he pressure roller at the side of t 1e secondpaste roller, means to remove the box with its label from theelevatingdevice on to the second carrier, lmeans to drive the second carrierto'bring the box under t-he pressure roller and the freeportion of thelabel into contact with the second paste roller, a. frame work providinga passage therethrough, means to move the box and label across the lipof said frame into the open mouth of the passage whereby tofold the freeportion of the label over the edge andthe other side of the box, meansto push the'box through said passage in contact with the walls thereofto press the label into intimate contact with the box,a discharge chutearranged at the outlet from the passage, means to receive the boxes fromthe passage and push the same one byfone into the chute and to cause thesame to'travel therethrough one against the other, and yieldingvibratory means acting -upon'thev box edges to press the labels intointimate contact, substantially as described.'

24. In a labeling machine, the combination of a label magazine having anopen bottom, a paste roller a box-carrier comprising a chain providedwith box engaging hooks traveling beneath the paste roller and magazine,means to feed boxes to said carrier, meansto drive the carrierWherebytobring` the box successively in Contact with the paste rollerand to a position beneath the open bottom of the magazine, an elevatingdevice arranged to lift the box from the carrier and press the sameagainst one end of one of the labels in the magazine, a soft rubberpressure roller, a second paste roller arranged along side the pressureroller, a second carrier comprising a chain provided with box engagingi' hooks traveling beneath the pressure roller vto -remove the box withits label from the -ele vating devicel onto the second carrier, meansftodrive the second carrier t`o bring Vi'n contact with the walls thereof,a dis# at the side of the second paste roller, means the box under thepressure roller-and the free portion ofthe label into contact with thesecond paste roller, a frame work providing av passage therethrough,means to move the box and label across the lip of said `frame into theopen'mouth of the passage whereby to fold the free portion of the labelover the; edge and the other side of the box, means to: push the boxthrough said passage charge chute arranged at the outlet from so thepassage, means to remove the boxes from the outlet of the passage intothe discharge chute and to move the same progressively through saidchute in contact one with another, yielding means bearing upon the edgesof the boxes to press the labels into intimate contact with the boxedges,

r and a vibratory plate having a face of Vsponge rubber arranged tocontact with the edges of the boxes to additionally press the labelsthereon, substantially as described.

- 25. In a labeling machine, the combination with a box-carrier andmeans to apply adhesive to the box, of a label magazine arranged abovethe carrier and having an open bottom, a pair of dogs yieldingly mountedbetween the carrier and' the magazine and'having upwardly facingshoulders,

an elevating device arranged to hft the coat- 10 J ed box from thecarrier andv pass the same between the yielding dogs into contact with alabel, the shoulders/arranged to engage' the box and free the same frointhe elevating device, a second carrier arranged at io., substantially'the elevation of the shoulders,

and means to remove the box and label from the shoulders onto the secondcarrier, substantially as described.

26. ln a labeling machine, the combination with a box-carrier and meansto apply adhesive to the b'ox, of a label magazine arranged above thecarrier and having an open bottom, a pair of dogs yieldingly mountedbetween the carrierand the magazine and having upwardly facingshoulders, an elevating device arranged to lift the coated box from thecarrier and pass the same between the yielding dogs into contact with alabel, spring` pressed meansfto cause the return of the sox and labelwith the elevating device to the shoulders of the dogs,

a second box carrier traveling-in substane tially the lplane of theshoulders, and means to remove the box and label from the shoulders onto the second carrier, substantially as described.

27. In a labeling machine, the eombination with a box-carrier and meansto apply l adhesive to the box, of a label magazine ar- 1w

